2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Natural Resource Management is the 176th most popular major in the country with 2,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,179 and had an average of $26,799 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 26 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resource management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resource management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resource management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Arizona.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management in Arizona

#1

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724.

Full ASU - Skysong Natural Resource Management Report

#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,798 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 10 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NAU Natural Resource Management Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.

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